NAVY WOMEN'S CREW FALL 2005 E-NEWSLETTER

By Nicole Stimpson

Parents, rowers, and friends of Navy Women’s Crew – The coaching staff would like to welcome you to the start of the fall racing season. After the success the team enjoyed in the spring, the excitement mounts as the women gear up for another year on the water.

                We begin the season with a large and talented group returning to the Varsity Squad. This year’s team is led by it’s two seniors, 1/C Camille Collett (Pheonix, AZ) and Captain 1/C Kathleen Mortenson (Arlington, VA). This year’s returning letter winners are 2/C Madeline Boe (Winchester Bay, OR), 2/C Diane Cote (Worcester, MA), 2/C Jenna Gladem (Littleton, CO), 2/C Maggie Hollyfield (DeSoto, TX), 2/C Abby Maxwell (Salina, KS), 2/C Abby Mennerich (Newburgh, NY), 2/C Melinda Parrish (Dublin, OH), 2/C Daphne Ponce (Carbondale, IL), 2/C Lizzy Ring (Cary, NC), 2/C Lindsay Spiese (Quantico, VA), 3/C Sarah Atwell (Wyomissing, PA), 3/C Fiona McFarland (New York, NY), and 3/C Catherine Ortman (Moline, IL). In addition to our returning Varsity members our Plebe/Novice women are eager to get out on the water and begin their rowing careers.

Highlights of 2004 - 2005 Season

Win / Loss Records

V8           19-5

2^nd V8      16-1

N8           20-2

Patriot League Champions – Inaugural Winners

Patriot League Boat of the Year – Navy’s Varsity Eight

Patriot League Coach of the Year – Mike Hughes

Athletic Director’s Cup - Award for the overall performance of an athletic team in the categories of athletics, academics and leadership.

Eastern Sprints Finishes

                Varsity 8 – 10^th

                Second Varsity 8 – 9^th

                Varsity 4 – 10^th

                Novice 8 – 12^th

Post Season Awards

Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year for Women’s Crew - Shaunnah Wark

ESPN the Magazine's Academic All-America Women's At-Large Third Team Shaunnah Wark

                                                                        All-District II Women's At-Large First Team – Shaunnah Wark

Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Mid-Atlantic Region Assistant Coach of the Year-Nicole Stimpson

Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association National Scholar-Athletes - Kate Mortenson & Shaunnah Wark

Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association All-Mid-Atlantic Region Team - Amy Becht & Sarah Atwell

                Becht - First-team honors

                Atwell – Second-team honors

Navy's Patriot League Academic Honor Roll Members
Name, Class, Major, GPA, Hometown/High School
Danica Adams, Sr., Systems Engineering, 3.78, Annapolis, Md./Palm Harbor University H.S.
Emma Hagen, Sr., Systems Engineering, 3.84, Annandale, Va./Annandale
Heather Ichord, Sr., Ocean Engineering, 3.86, Vienna, Va./Thomas Jefferson
JoEllen Rose, Sr., Aerospace Engineering, 3.75, Whitehouse, Ohio/Anthony Wayne
Caroline Scudder, Sr., English, 3.50, Los Alamos, N.M./Los Alamos
Shaunnah Wark, Sr., Systems Engineering, 4.00, Exeter, N.H./Phillips Exeter Academy
Kathleen Mortenson, Jr., Mechanical Engineering, 3.56, Arlington, Va./H-B Woodlawn/Wakefield
Madeline Boe, So., Oceanography, 3.85, Winchester Bay, Ore./Readiport
Diane Cote, So., Chemistry, 3.82, Worcester, Mass./Doherty Memorial
Margaret Hollyfield, So., Mechanical Engineering, 3.20, DeSoto, Texas/DeSoto
Daphne Ponce, So., Ocean Engineering, 3.73, Carbondale, Ill./Carbondale Community
Fiona McFarland, Fr., Undeclared, 3.56, New York, N.Y./The Taft School
Catherine Ortman, Fr., Undeclared, 3.78, Moline, Ill./Moline

 

Schedule

Fall 2005

DATE                                     OPPONENT                                         LOCATION

9/24/05                                   Head of the Potomac                           Washington, DC

10/15/05                                 Navy Day Regatta                                Philadelphia, PA

10/23/05                                 Head of the Charles                             Boston, MA

10/29/05                                 Head of the Schuylkill                         Philadelphia, PA

11/6/05                                   Princeton Chase                                   Princeton, NJ

11/13/05                                 Belly of the Carnegie                           Princeton, NJ

Spring 2006

3/12 – 3/17/06                       Spring Break Training                          Miami Beach, FL

3/25/06                                   Murphy Cup                                         Philadelphia, PA

4/1/06                                     Playfair Cup                                          Boston, MA

4/8/06                                     Carolina Invite                                      Raleigh, NC

4/15/06                                   OPEN

4/22/06                                   Georgetown                                          Washington, DC

4/30/06                                   Patriot League Champs                       Worcester, MA

5/14/06                                   EAWRC Sprints                                   Camden, NJ